Overview
- Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Darth Vader with Imperial stormtroopers will debut as walkaround characters in the Anaheim land.
- The update applies only to Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge, with no changes announced for Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida.
- John Williams’ Star Wars themes will be added to the land’s soundscape, while rides, dining, and core offerings such as Rise of the Resistance and Smugglers Run remain unchanged.
- Marvel’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge — Echoes of the Empire begins April 22, written by Ethan Sacks with art by Jethro Morales and Roi Mercado, following Luke, Leia, and Chewbacca to Batuu as a dangerous relic draws in the Empire.
- New variant cover art features Darth Vader and the TIE Echelon, which some outlets say suggests the craft is being reframed as an Imperial-era design.